Daily Archives: July 24, 2007

As promised, here is the link for the "Dating Game" video produced during the Florida Institute. This video proves that you don’t have to go all out with a high-tech production to make a video your students will respond to! See the video here!

There is a fairly new website out there geared to new teachers. It is called the New Teacher Hotline. This is how they bill the site: We at the New Teacher Hotline podcast know your pain, and we’ve got the aloe of veteran experience to soothe your blistered skin. Join Dr. Glen Moulton, a supervisor

OMG – I’m wanting to do my first post since the DEN in SL blog has gone ‘live’ and what do I get when I log into TypePad???? TypePad is currently unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we’re working hard to bring the service back online as soon as possible. I’m feeling the panic

In case you missed it, here is the PPT I used for tonight’s Summer Streamin’ webinar. Some old tips (that I stole/borrowed from others), some new tips (also stolen/borrowed from others). And at least one original idea 🙂 Hopefully you’ll find some use for one or two of the ideas. Enjoy! Download summer_streamin.ppt

I recently found an amazing file from Quentin D’Souza. It discusses various forms of technology that fall under the title Web 2.0. How many forms of web 2.0 do you use in your teaching? Quentin D’Souza’s file: Web 2.0 Share your successes or your struggles. Collaboration is all part of Web 2.0 maybe someone has

As August approaches, do you find yourself thinking about the students who will be in your class this year? Wouldn’t it be great if each one of them came with a blueprint into their learning styles? What if you knew the multiple intelligence of each student in your classroom before you began planning your lessons?

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Many of you may have realized, to your chagrin, that the Xtranormal site has been shut down as of July 31st. I searched for alternatives and found Digital Films . I have only been playing around with it for a few hours, but have not noticed a feature that allows characters to speak typed text

One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being

In this installment of One Idea With: Discovery Education Senior Vice President Scott Kinney interviews Dr. Latoya Dixon and Dr. Mike Waiksnis, Co-Principals of the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s Knox Middle School in North Carolina. Drs. Dixon and Waiksnis’ One Idea focuses on how their different personal and leadership styles support their work as co-principals. Watch the video below to learn